Using estimates of the Basel III leverage ratio, we show the rapid convergence of banks in the euro area towards levels well above the preliminary 3 per cent threshold. Contrary to predictions that the new requirement might interfere with the conduct of monetary policy and its transmission via...

The investment of the ECB reserves in US dollars and yen, delegated to a network of portfolio managers in the Eurosystem's national central banks, involves a periodic assessment of performance against a common benchmark, controlled by the ECB and subject to revision on a monthly basis. Monetary...

We perform an empirical study on the management of the ECB's foreign reserves, which are representative of the under-researched class of the official foreign exchange reserve portfolios, globally worth over 10 trillion US dollars. The ECB reserves are invested in US dollars and yen by a network...

The investment of the ECB reserves in US dollars and yen involves an annual performance assessment of portfolio managers, located in the Eurosystem's national central banks. Employing new data on individual portfolios during 2002-2009, we study this peculiar tournament and show the existence of...

The investment of the ECB reserves in US dollars and yen, delegated to a network of portfolio managers in the Eurosystem’s national central banks, involves a periodic assessment of performance against a common benchmark, controlled by the ECB and subject to revision on a monthly basis....

Banco de Portugal TARGET balance, an accounting position representing a liability towards the European Central Bank arising from net cross-border payments in central bank money settled via the TARGET2 payment system, was the largest item on Banco de Portugal balance sheet by the end of 2018. In...